some commercial financing, provided the
funding for the 60,000-sf project. An interesting planning and design driver that arose from
the funding was the requirement by NSF and
NIST that each of their sponsored programs
be housed in separate structures or “wings”
of the building, necessitating a three-wing
approach.

Sustainability, funding, research and technology considerations influenced all aspects
of the building siting, configuration, envelope design, interior planning concepts and
building infrastructure systems. The three-wing configuration evolved as three east-west
research wings, radiating gently from the natural site contours and linked to one another
by a curved commons gallery which serves as
both connective space and community/collab-oration space. The splayed courtyards between
the wings allow access to views and terraces
from the commons and were sized to optimize
daylighting into the labs and views to the forested coastline. The exterior walls, mostly zinc
lap siding, recall coastal structures and will
age and patina nicely in the salt environment.

As future growth occurs, the commons will be
extended and additional research, educational
and conference space will be plugged in. The
interior architecture and lab planning extend
sustainability with a high degree of transparency, providing great visual connectivity
among the staff and allowing daylight and
views outdoors to be enjoyed from anywhere
in the building. The central hallway of each
wing widens as it moves from the commons
toward the east end of the building. Office
areas to the north have glass walls allowing
views across the hallway and into the lab areas.

Highly efficient utility infrastructure, including a central plant, enthalpy air-handling system and solar photovoltaic, all contributed to
a 53% reduction in energy use.

ELGA Lab Water’s PURELAB Chorus has won a prestigious Gold A’ Design Award in the scientific instruments, medical devices and research equipment
category. ELGA’s PURELAB Chorus is the first modular
water purification system designed to fit individual lab
applications, budgets and configurations. It delivers
all grades of purified water and provides a scalable,
flexible, customized solution, offering a selection of
dispensing, storage and installation options. Modular
elements can be positioned independently or combined to minimize footprint.

;MATHESON AIR SEPARATION PLANT FULLY OPERATIONAL

MATHESON has completed the construction of a new large-capacity Air Separation
Unit (ASU) in Lakeland, Fla. Inspection and testing is completed, and the plant is
fully operational. The new ASU is part of MATHESON’s ongoing strategic expansion
plan to invest capital in growth markets and strengthen the reliability of its existing
network. The plant produces liquid nitrogen, liquid oxygen and liquid argon.

;SCRIPPS OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY BUILDING AWARDED LEED PLATINUM

The Marine Ecosystem Sensing, Observation and
Modeling (MESOM) Laboratory at the Univ. of California, San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography
has been awarded LEED Platinum rating by the U.S.

Green Building Council. MESOM is the first lab building at UC San Diego to achieve LEED Platinum status.

The MESOM Laboratory building is a national andinternational resource for marine ecosystem, climatemodeling and near-shore oceanographic researchfor Scripps Oceanography and other ocean scienceorganizations. The building was designed to bring together Scripps scientists frommultiple disciplines to develop new sensors that will provide the data to integrateobservations and predictive models of California’s near-shore waters and coastalecosystems and their responses to climate change. The building was designed byTHA Architecture Inc. and constructed by Rudolph and Sletten general and engi-neering contractors.

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has announced a
transition plan to guide the implementation of major improvements and changes to
the Architect Registration Examination (ARE), the test that all prospective architects
must take to get their licenses. Architect candidates taking the current ARE 4.0 exam
when ARE 5.0 launches will have the opportunity to receive credit for divisions passed
in the current ARE 4.0 version. According to NCARB, the new ARE 5.0 will launch in late

2016, while ARE 4.0 will remain available for at least 18 months after the launch. The
extension of the old exam will allow candidates the option of either finishing all exam
divisions in the familiar current format, ARE 4.0, or transition to the new exam.

;HAMILTON SCIENTIFIC FUME HOODS/CASEWORK
INSTALLED IN LOY

Hamilton Scientific has announced that along with
partners, Haldeman-Homme, SmithGroupJJR and
JE Dunn, they were awarded the 2014 Laboratory of
the Year Award by R&D Magazine for the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory ESIF. Hamilton Scientific Concept fume hoods, Inset Steel casework, MAX
Island cores with adjustable-height tables, MAX Wall
rails and shelves and Epoxy resin worksurfaces were
selected to meet the critical design criteria for NREL’s
innovative lab renovation.